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Russia accuses Poland of ‘dangerous escalation’ in the region
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President following their talks in Moscow on March 24, 2022. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / POOL / AFP)
MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign ministry accuses NATO member Poland, which neighbors Ukraine, of escalating the situation in Eastern Europe after it expelled 45 Russian diplomats over alleged espionage.
“Warsaw has embarked on a dangerous escalation in the region, proceeding not from national interests, but within the framework of NATO guidelines, which are based on outright Russophobia elevated to the rank of official policy,” the ministry says in a statement.
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